S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5803 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 1, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to fostering compliance with selective service system registration requirements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Article 13 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 section 609 to read as follows: 3 S 609. COMPLIANCE WITH SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT REQUIRED. 1. "STATEMENT 4 OF SELECTIVE SERVICE STATUS" MEANS A STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT: 5 (A) THE INDIVIDUAL FILING THE STATEMENT IS REGISTERED WITH THE SELEC- 6 TIVE SERVICE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE 7 ACT, 50 U.S.C. APP. S 453; OR 8 (B) THE INDIVIDUAL FILING THE STATEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER 9 WITH THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL IS: 10 (1) UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; 11 (2) IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ON ACTIVE DUTY, OTHER 12 THAN IN A RESERVE OR NATIONAL GUARD UNIT; 13 (3) NEITHER A UNITED STATES CITIZEN NOR A RESIDENT ALIEN; 14 (4) A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 15 OR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; OR 16 (5) EXCUSED FROM REGISTRATION FOR SOME OTHER REASON PROVIDED BY FEDER- 17 AL LAW AND THAT REASON IS INCLUDED IN THE FILED STATEMENT. 18 2. FEMALES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A STATEMENT AS LONG AS THE FEDERAL 19 MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT EXCLUDES THEM FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO 20 REGISTER. 21 3. A MALE OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY 22 LOAN, GRANT, SCHOLARSHIP OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS 23 ARTICLE OR ARTICLE THIRTEEN-A, FOURTEEN OR FOURTEEN-A OF THIS TITLE FOR 24 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES THAT IS PARTIALLY OR FULLY FUNDED OR GUARANTEED OR 25 ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OR A STATE AGENCY UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL HAS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09539-01-1 A. 5803 2 1 FILED A STATEMENT OF SELECTIVE SERVICE STATUS WITH THE COLLEGE OR VOCA- 2 TIONAL INSTITUTION IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL PLANS TO ENROLL. 3 4. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE PRESIDENT SHALL JOINTLY, BY RULE, SPECIFY 4 THE FORM OF STATEMENTS OF SELECTIVE SERVICE STATUS AND THE SUPPORTING 5 DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. THE DEPART- 6 MENT AND THE PRESIDENT SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR VERIFICATION OF COMPLI- 7 ANCE. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE PRESIDENT SHALL JOINTLY DISTRIBUTE TO EACH 8 COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION A COPY OF ALL RULES PROMULGATED UNDER 9 THIS SECTION. EACH COLLEGE AND POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SHALL 10 MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO INFORM MALE CANDIDATES FOR ENROLLMENT ABOUT 11 THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 13 the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that the commis- 14 sioner of education and the president of the New York state higher 15 education services corporation are authorized to jointly promulgate any 16 and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to 17 implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.